KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at how long the rain will linger.

KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at how long the rain will linger.

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Updated: 7:01 PM PDT Apr 9, 2016

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WEBVTT KCRA 3 METEOROLOGIST DIRK VERDOORN HAS SPENT ALL DAY TRACKING THIS STORM. DIRK, WHERE IS RAIN HEADED DIRK: WORKING ITS WAY OVER THE SIERRA AND DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. WE HAVE A STEADY RAIN OVER SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN SACRAMENTO WITH A CLOUD COVER. A SOUTHERN WIND AT SIX MILES PER HOUR. 59 DEGREES CURRENTLY WITH A RAIN AT JUST A LIGHT BREEZE. NOT MUCH WIND. MODESTO CATCHING A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK. THE SOUTHWEST WIND BLOWING AT 13 MILES PER HOUR. MAYBE A BIT COLDER TO GET SOME OF THAT SNOW. SOUTHERLY WIND BLOWING AT SEVEN MILES PER HOUR. THE RAIN MAKING ITS WAY BACK THROUGH. MAINLY ACROSS NEVADA AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CALIFORNIA. SOME INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. JUST TO THE EAST OF LAKE TAHOE. NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. A LITTLE BIT OF HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THAT IS HEADING TOWARD THE EAST SIDE. INTO THE VALLEY WHERE WE HAVE SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER SACRAMENTO. TURNS A BIT MORE SHOWERY TOWARDS MODESTO. A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THROUGH MODESTO. THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, COULD SEE SOME MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE HIGH COUNTRY STILL COULD SEE SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS. 51 LAKE TAHOE. 59 IN SAN FRANCISCO. AND 63 DEGREES IN FAIRFIELD. WINDS ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. DRYING OUT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

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KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at how long the rain will linger.